Trousers stretcher and creaser.



No. 797,476. PATBNTED AUG. 15, 1905. 3H. (L WARPEL: TRUUSRRS STRBTGHER AND GRBASER.

APPLICIATION FILED MAE.1,1905.

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prurito srarns rafrnrir arriba lQlFNRY CLAY lAfARFEL, OF PHlLlFURG, PFNNYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY MGDUNALD LORAN, F PlrllLlPSBURG, PENN- SYLVANlA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1905.

Application filed March 1,1905. Serial No. 247,927.

To all whom t may con/corn,.-

Be it known that l, HENRY CLAY WVAR'FEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fhilipsburg, in the county of Center and State olf' Pennsylvania, have made certain new and useful llmprovements in Trousers Stretchers and Creasers, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention is an improvement in trousers stretchers and creasers; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations ot parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the invention as in use, parts being broken away and others shown in section. 'llig. 2 is a iront elevation of the stretcher collapsed; and Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one end oi the stretcher, showing a somewhat different means for connecting the locking bar at one end with the side bar 'from that shown in Fig. 1.

The device is adapted for use both for stretching and creasing1 trousers, is readily collapsible, so it can be folded in a small space, can be readily adjusted at one end to a desired width and be locked in such adjustment and be then spread at its opposite end to stretch the trousers, and can be fastened in stretched position, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

As shown, the stretcher includes side bars A and B, which are connected near one end by toggle-bars A and B and near their lower ends by toggle-bars A2 and B2, and an operating-bar C extends between the side bars A and B, is connected at one end at C/ with the toggle-bars A and B' at the meeting ends of the latter, and is connected adj ustably at its other end with the toggle-bars A2 and B by means of a series of perforations C2 in the bar (l litting over the stud l), extending from the bars A and B at the juncture of the latter, as shown in Fig. l.

In stretching trousers and creasing them but a slight stretching el'ect can he secured at the lower end oi: the trousers-leg where the hern braces the leg, and it is important to provide means for securing the smaller end ol the stretcher when adjusted to the desired degree oi' tightness within the lower end of the trousers-leg in such position, and to this end l provide what for convenience oi reference Icall the locking-bar77 F, which extends between the side hars olI the stretcher at the smaller end of the latter, is connected at E pivotally with the sidebar A near the end of the latter, and connects at its other end with the bar B, as shown. As preferred, the bar A is provided at its end with a flange a., turned at a right angle to the bar A and overlying the locking-bar F in such manner as to form a keeper to limit the upward swinging of the bar E to a right angle with the har A, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, but permits the said bar E to drop down in the collapsed adjustment ol the parts, as shown in Fig. 2. ln connecting` the free end ot' the cross-bar E with the side' bar B, l may provide the side bar B with a loop or keeper in which the lockingbar E binds at its free end, as will be understood 'from Fig. E2 oi the drawings, or l may in some instances slot the locking-bar longi tudinally at F and provide 'a screw-stud and, thumb-nut f for clamping the locking-bar to the side bar ol" the stretcher, as will be understood from Fig. ot' the drawings.

ln the operation of the construction shown in Fig. l. it will be noticed that when the smaller end of the stretcher is spread within the trousers-leg to the desired position and the operating-bar (l is drawn upon to spread the opposite end ot the stretcher by means of the toggle-hars A/ and B', pressure being meantime exerted against the toggle-bars A2 and B2 in opposition to the stretching action, the side bar B will be operated uponA by the locking-bar E in such manner as to cause its keeper to bind upon the locking-bar E in such manner to prevent any expansion or contraction of the pressure at its smaller end, so that the stretching torce can be exerted against the ol'iposite end ol the stretcher in order to take the bag out ot the trousers and to produce a creasing action when the trousers are nioistened along the edges of the stretcher, as is well known in the art. As beltore suggested, when a stretcher is inserted in a trousers-leg and its lower or smaller end spread to the desired adjustment within the hemmed lower end the locking-bar will bind in the keeper and hold its end olf the stretcher in the desired adjustment, while the operating-bar may be drawn to spread the opposite end of the stretcher as desired.

The construction is simple, can be cheaply made, will eiiiciently serve its purpose, and can be easily collapsed in small space and readily adjusted to vposition for use.

Vhat I claim isl. A trousers stretcher' and creaser substantially as herein described, comprising the opposite side bars, provided at their ends opposite each other, the one with a laterallyprojecting iiange and the other with a keeper, the locking-bar pivoted to one of said side bars beneath its flange and adapted to be limited in movement thereby, and movable longitudinally within the keeper in expanding' the stretcher, toggle-bars connecting the side bars at one end, the pair of toggle-bars connecting the side bars, and an operating-bar Connected with one pair of toggle-bars and interloclzing adjustably with the other pair of toggle-bars, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination in a trousers stretcher and creaser, of the opposite side bars, the operating-bar, and toggle-bars between the opposite side bars, and a locking-bar extending transversely between the side bars, said locking-bar being pivoted at one end to one of the side bars and movable at its other end across the opposite side bar, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination in a trousers stretcher' and creaser, of the side bars, the toggle-bars extending between the side bars, the operating-bar, and a locking-bar connected at one end with one side bar and adapted to extend across to the opposite side bar, and means for r and creaser, with the opposite side bars, the

operating-bar and the toggle-bars between the opposite side bars, ot' a locking-bar connected at one end to one of the side bars and adapted to extend transversely across the opposite side bar and slidable across the same, and means connecting said locking-bar with said opposite side bar, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A trousers stretcher and creaser, comprising the opposite side bars, toggle-bars between the opposite side bars, and a lockingbar pivoted at one end to one of the side bars and movable at its opposite end longitudinally across the opposite side bar and a keeper on said opposite side bar within which the locking-bar is held to the side bar, and through which the locking-bar may rnove longitudia,

nally in a direction transverse the said side bar, substantially as and for the vpurposes set forth.

HENRY CLAY WARFEL.

WVitnesses:

G. Gr. PoT'rsGRovE, M. G. PoTTsGRovE. 

